Digitaria abyssinica explained

Digitaria abyssinica, the East African couchgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.^[1] It is native to SubSaharan Africa (except West Africa), Madagascar, many of the Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Vietnam, New Guinea, and Queensland in Australia, and it has been introduced to scattered locations in Central America and northern South America, and to Saint Helena.^[2] Although it is a livestock forage, albeit a lowquality one, it is generally considered a noxious weed.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Digitaria abyssinica (East African couchgrass) . Rojas-Sandoval . Julissa . Acevedo-Rodríguez . Pedro . 20 November 2019 . Invasive Species Compendium . CAB International . 24 July 2021 . Preferred Common Name: East African couchgrass; Local Common Names: ... blue couch .
2. Web site: Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 24 July 2021 .
3. Web site: African couch grass (Digitaria abyssinica) . Heuzé . V. . Tran . G. . Delagarde . R. . 19 September 2019 . Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System . Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO . 24 July 2021 . Common names; African couch grass, African couchgrass, African couch, Dunn's finger grass, Abyssinian finger grass .